Shayan Ghiaseddin

<p><strong>Accept My Cookies</strong> is a lightweight and customizable WordPress plugin that helps you comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations. It displays a user-friendly consent modal, allowing visitors to accept or reject tracking cookies. The plugin supports <strong>Google Consent Mode</strong> for seamless integration with Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>GDPR Compliance</strong>: Helps you comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Consent Banner</strong>: Fully customizable text, colors, and positioning.</li>
<li><strong>Google Consent Mode</strong>: Supports Google Consent Mode for Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager.</li>
<li><strong>Storage Options</strong>: Choose between cookies or local storage for consent preferences.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Toggles</strong>: Allow users to customize their consent preferences for specific tracking parameters.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong>: Minimal impact on site performance.</li>
<li><strong>Cache and CDN Compatible</strong>: Having the option to store user choice in browser’s local storage, no need to worry about interference with caching systems or CDN.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Google Consent Mode</h4>
<p>The plugin supports <strong>Google Consent Mode</strong>, allowing you to manage user consent for Google services. When enabled, the plugin will:<br />
– Set default consent to <code>denied</code> for all tracking parameters.<br />
– Update consent status to <code>granted</code> based on user preferences.<br />
– Integrate seamlessly with Google Analytics, Ads, and Tag Manager.</p>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<p>You can customize the following aspects of the consent banner:<br />
– <strong>Position</strong>: Choose from bottom, top, left, right, or center.<br />
– <strong>Size</strong>: Set the banner size to tiny, normal, or wide.<br />
– <strong>Colors</strong>: Customize the banner’s background, text, and button colors.<br />
– <strong>Delay</strong>: Set a delay (in seconds) before the banner appears.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin provide options to you to connects to Google Tag Manager in order to enable Google Consent Mode, which is used to manage user consent for Google services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Tag Manager.</p>
<h4>What data is sent and when?</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Data Sent</strong>: The plugin sends the user’s consent preferences (e.g., analytics_storage, ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization) to Google Tag Manager (https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=########).</li>
<li><strong>When</strong>: This data is sent when the user interacts with the consent banner (e.g., accepting or rejecting cookies).</li>
</ul>
<p>Links to Service Policies:<br />
<a href="https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/tag-manager/use-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Tag Manager Terms of Service</a><br />
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></p>
<h4>Why is this necessary?</h4>
<p>Google Consent Mode is required to ensure that no tracking occurs without user consent, helping you comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations. The plugin does not send any personally identifiable information (PII) to Google.</p>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<p>After activating the plugin, follow these steps to configure it:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings > Accept My Cookies</strong> in your WordPress admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Configure the following settings:
<ul>
<li><strong>Consent Text</strong>: Customize the text displayed in the consent banner.</li>
<li><strong>Learn More URL</strong>: Set the URL for the “Learn More” link.</li>
<li><strong>Google Consent Mode</strong>: Enable Google Consent Mode and provide your Google Analytics ID.</li>
<li><strong>Storage Method</strong>: Choose between cookies or local storage.</li>
<li><strong>Banner Appearance</strong>: Customize the banner’s position, size, colors, and delay.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save your changes.</li>
</ol>
<h3>1.4.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>Close button added to consent banner</li>
<li>Bug fix</li>
</ul>
<h3>1.4.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Extract information from .log file</li>
<li>And show as line chart in Logging tab</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix with showing Clarity toggle</li>
<li>Bug fix with adding opacity to hex colors</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.3.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Microsoft Clarity has added as an option to consent banner</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Passed the test with WordPress 6.8</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.2.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Reduced exposed options as js object to only those needed</li>
<li>Restructured the classes dependency </li>
</ul>
<h4>1.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Logging bug fixed to log all parameters with consent options</li>
<li>Cookies must be check by JavaScript too, to make work on caching systems on</li>
<li>Minor change in Persian translation </li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minor bug fix in initial language detection</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.0.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Release to WordPress Plugin Repository</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.6.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix in stylings</li>
<li>Bug fix in default custom html value</li>
<li>Adding and editing Persian translation</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.6.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minor bug fix in stylings</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.6.2</h4>
<p>Fixing wordpress plugin reviewer issues:<br />
– Tested Up To Value is Out of Date, Invalid, or Missing<br />
– Use wp_enqueue commands<br />
– Undocumented use of a 3rd Party / external service<br />
– Using load_plugin_textdomain() for loading the plugin translations is not needed for WordPress.org directory since WordPress 4.6.<br />
– Variables and options must be escaped when echo’d<br />
– Allowing Direct File Access to plugin files</p>
<h4>0.6.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Getting the custom HTML</li>
<li>Rendering custom HTML in the </li>
</ul>
<h4>0.5.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Credit tab added to settings</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.5.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Logging functionality has added</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.4.5</h4>
<ul>
<li>Adding status to submit button in settings page</li>
<li>Fixing input validator</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.4.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Adding title for consent banner</li>
<li>Fixing text-domain load</li>
<li>Adding Persian language glossary</li>
</ul>
<h4>0.3.9</h4>
<ul>
<li>Submiting the plugin to WordPress plugin’s repo</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p><strong>Accept My Cookies</strong> is licensed under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPLv3</a> or later.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Developed by <a href="https://sghiaseddin.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Shayan Ghiaseddin</a>.</li>
<li>Inspired by the need for Google Consent Mode on Google Digital Marketing platforms.</li>
</ul>


Accept My Cookies

Accept My Cookies displays a user-friendly consent banner, allowing visitors to accept or reject tracking cookies and it supports Google Consent Mode.

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<p>Cookie Signal Manager is a modern, lightweight cookie consent management plugin fully compliant with GDPR/RODO with complete Google Consent Mode v2 support.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Google Consent Mode v2</strong> – Full integration with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics</li>
<li><strong>Consent Logging</strong> – Comprehensive logging of all consent decisions with PDF export</li>
<li><strong>WCAG 2.2 Compliant</strong> – Fully accessible consent interface</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – Minimal impact on site performance</li>
<li><strong>Cache Compatible</strong> – Works seamlessly with all major cache plugins</li>
<li><strong>Modern UI</strong> – Elegant floating consent banner with settings modal</li>
<li><strong>Default Unchecked</strong> – GDPR compliant – optional categories are unchecked by default</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Privacy and Compliance:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>All consent data is encrypted</li>
<li><strong>IP addresses are anonymized according to GDPR Art. 5(1)(c)</strong> (data minimization principle)</li>
<li>Full audit trail for regulatory compliance</li>
<li><strong>PDF export as technical evidence</strong> (not an electronic signature)</li>
<li><strong>Data retention:</strong> recommended 3 years (statute of limitations)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Customization:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Configurable cookie categories</li>
<li><strong>Custom colors</strong> – color picker panel for background, text and accent</li>
<li>CSS variables for easy theme integration (–coksima-background, –coksima-contrast, –coksima-accent)</li>
<li>Fallback to global CSS variables when custom colors are disabled</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>External Services:</strong></p>
<p>This plugin does NOT connect to any external services by default. However:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Google Tag Manager</strong> – When you configure a GTM Container ID, the plugin loads Google Tag Manager scripts from googletagmanager.com. This sends page view data to Google according to the consent state. See <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>No data is sent to the plugin author</strong> – All consent data stays on your server.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Cookie Signal Manager collects and stores the following data:<br />
* Consent ID (unique identifier, encrypted)<br />
* IP address (anonymized – last octet replaced with “X”, encrypted)<br />
* User agent (encrypted)<br />
* Consent decisions and timestamps</p>
<p>All personal data is anonymized according to the data minimization principle (GDPR Art. 5(1)(c)). Data is securely stored in the WordPress database with AES-256 encryption. Data is automatically deleted according to the configured retention period (default 730 days).</p>
<p>The plugin does not send any data to external servers. Google Tag Manager is only loaded when the user configures a GTM Container ID, and operates according to Google Consent Mode v2 principles (all consents denied by default).</p>


Cookie Signal Manager

Modern cookie consent management with full Google Consent Mode v2 support and consent logging.

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